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photo by Chun Xing Wong Common Name: Brown Tree Toad, Hose's Tree Toad, Asian Yellow-spotted Climbing Toad, Malayan Brown Toad, Boulenger's Asian Tree ToadScientific Name: Rentapia hosiiFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: Indonesia, Malaysia, and ThailandFemale Size: 3.5 - 4.1 inches (89 - 105 mm)Male Size: 2 - 3.1 inches (50 - 80 mm) As the… Continue reading Brown Tree Toad (Rentapia hosii)

photo by Lucas Botelho Common Name: Caatinga Horned Frog, Joazeiro Horned FrogScientific Name: Ceratophrys joazeirensisFamily: Ceratophryidae - Horned Frog familyLocation: BrazilFemale Size: 3.9 inches (96.6 mm)Male Size: 3.0 inches (78.1 mm) The Caatinga Horned Frog is the only member of the Horned Frogs found in the Caatinga Biome, an area characterized by xeric shrublands and… Continue reading Caatinga Horned Frog (Ceratophrys joazeirensis)

photo by Margot Oorebeek Common Name: Northern Snapping Frog, Giant Frog, Giant Burrowing Frog, Giant Ground FrogScientific Name: Cyclorana australisFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Australia - Queensland, Northern Territory, and Western AustraliaSize: 4.0 inches (10.3 cm) The Northern Snapping Frog is a fairly large, ground dwelling species of frog even though its part of… Continue reading Northern Snapping Frog (Cyclorana australis)

photo by soroush seraj Common Name: Hyrcanian Wood FrogScientific Name: Rana pseudodalmatinaFamily: Ranidae - True Frog familyLocation: Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan*Female Size: xMale Size: x The Hyrcanian Wood Frog lives in the Hyrcanian forests of Iran (hence the name) and the forests in the Talysh Mountains and the Lenkoran low lands in Azerbaijan. It is… Continue reading Hyrcanian Wood Frog (Rana pseudodalmatina)

photo by Stephanie M. Dloniak Common Name: Common Reed FrogScientific Name: Hyperolius viridiflavusFamily: Hyperoliidae - African Reed Frog familyLocation: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and UgandaSize: 0.6 - 1.2 inches (15 - 30 mm) The Common Reed Frog comes in a variety of different patterns and colors.… Continue reading Common Reed Frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus)

photo by inaturalist user: nat_is_a_lost Common Name: Northern Barred FrogScientific Name: Mixophyes schevilliFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: Australia - QueenslandFemale Size: 2.7 - 3.6 inches (68 - 92 mm)Male Size: 2.3 - 3.0 inches (58 - 75 mm) The Northern Barred Frog lives in the leaf litter in rain forests and wet sclerophyll… Continue reading Northern Barred Frog (Mixophyes schevilli)

photo by inaturalist user: cmmteixeira Common Name: Kokoe Poison Dart FrogScientific Name: Phyllobates aurotaeniaFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: ColombiaFemale Size: 1.4 inches (35 mm)Male Size: 1.3 inches (32 mm) The Kokoe Poison Dart Frog is one of the three frog species that is used to make poison darts by the Chocó tribe. It… Continue reading Kokoe Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates aurotaenia)

photo by Seb Higginson Common Name: Red-Eyed Spadefoot Toad, Spotted Litter Frog, Thai Spadefoot Toad, Hendrickson's Litter Frog, and Bright Yellow-eyed Crawl FrogScientific Name: Leptobrachium hendricksoniFamily: Megophryidae - Asian Leaf Litter Frog FamilyLocation: Indonesia, Malaysia and ThailandFemale Size: 3.1 inches (80 mm)Male Size: 1.8 - 2.0 inches (45 - 50 mm) The Red-Eyed Spadefoot Toad… Continue reading Red-eyed Spadefoot Toad (Leptobrachium hendricksoni)